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Lime vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lime and coconut

  • Lime has more vitamin C; however, coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Coconut covers your daily need for saturated fat, 148% more than lime.
  • Lime has 9 times more vitamin C than coconut. While lime has 29.1mg of vitamin C, coconut has only 3.3mg.
  • Lime has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of coconut is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Limes, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +249%
Contains more IronIron +305%
Contains more CopperCopper +569.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +527.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Lime
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 11% 0% 0% 4.8% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +781.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.022g 29.698g 135%
Manganese 0.008mg 1.5mg 65%
Fats 0.2g 33.49g 51%
Copper 0.065mg 0.435mg 41%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 3.3mg 29%
Fiber 2.8g 9g 25%
Iron 0.6mg 2.43mg 23%
Selenium 0.4µg 10.1µg 18%
Calories 30kcal 354kcal 16%
Phosphorus 18mg 113mg 14%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.1mg 9%
Potassium 102mg 356mg 7%
Magnesium 6mg 32mg 6%
Protein 0.7g 3.33g 5%
Folate 8µg 26µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 1.425g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.066mg 3%
Carbs 10.54g 15.23g 2%
Calcium 33mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.366g 2%
Sodium 2mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.054mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 12.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 0.94g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 429kcal 1063kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 28g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.4 0.06 N/A
Net carbs 7.74g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 6.23g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more WaterWater +87.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +375.7%
Contains more FatsFats +16645%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.5%
Contains more OtherOther +220%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients
  2. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.